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Setscrew

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Noun

1. setscrew

a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring

2. setscrew

a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Setscrew

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noun
a screw that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel, coupling, cam, etc, and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

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Setscrew

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noun
1. 
a machine screw passing through one part and against or into another to prevent movement, as of a ring around a shaft
2. 
a screw used in regulating or adjusting the tension of a spring, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Setscrew

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n.
1. A screw, often without a head, used to hold two parts together.
2. A screw used to regulate the tension of a spring.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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